Whore's Lassitudes:
When the still sea conspires an armor
And her sullen and aborted
Currents breed tiny monsters
True sailing is dead
Awkward instant
And the first animal is jettisoned
Legs furiously pumping
Their stiff green gallop
And heads bob up
Poise
Delicate
Pause
Consent
In mute nostril agony
Carefully refined
And sealed over
4 comments:
Do tell us more, you dreadful creature.
It's one of the things that you learn when you practice law. Sometimes it's good to just let the witness talk.
I was told one thing: "A good witness volunteers nothing".
That's what I tell my clients. Tell the truth. Listen to the question and just answer that question. Don't volunteer additional info. They frequently ignore this advice. One guy started volunteering information in response to "please state your full name." That was a long day.
It's tough to keep your mouth shut when you are sitting on the stand. All the attention in the room is focused on you. It requires real discipline to STFU. Or perhaps having some skin in the game, something serious to lose or gain. I was only moderately successful, after being declared a hostile witness. Talk about understatement!
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